Asha Parekh Conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Veteran actor Asha Parekh was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award on Friday. President Draupadi Murmu presented the award to the actor at the 68th...
Book Review: Nrupender Rao, man of mettle
The hearty laugh, the distinct American accent and a willingness to explain points to journalists: that’s the image that I carry of JV Nrupender Rao,...
Kalinga Literature Festival to Celebrate ‘India and the World This Year
From December 16 to 20 the 9th edition of the Kalinga Literary Festival will be held in Bhubaneswar (City in Odisha) with around 400 notables...
Durga Puja is the time for the literary feast in Bengal
Durga Puja is not just about festivities but also a time when Bengali literature asserts itself, with almost every publisher in Bengal, big or small,...
Penguin Random House Announces the Publication of Lata Mangeshkar Biography Titled, Lata: A Life in Music
Lata: A Life in Music is the first English translation of Yatindra Mishra’s award-winning Hindi book Lata: Sur-Gatha On the 93rd birthday of India’s most iconic vocal artist Lata Mangeshkar, Penguin Random House India proudly announces the acquisition...
Big Publishers Hit a Rough Patch
When profits and sales soared in the first half of 2021, the heads of the major publishing companies knew they would face some difficult comparisons...
Book publishing needs big govt push – NBDB
THE National Book Development Board (NBDB) urged the government to increase its support for the book publishing industry to improve literacy especially among youth by making more...
Twinkle Khanna Is Going Back To University
Twinkle Khanna has demonstrated again that there is no set age to learn and be a student. The actress Twinkle Khanna has recently enrolled at...
Indian Author Meena Kandasamy to Receive PEN Germany Prize
The feminist Indian poet and author, who writes in English, will receive the Hermann Kesten prize of the German chapter of the PEN International writers’...
Gurjit Kaur’s Medical Condition Cannot Be Published,’ Says Delhi High Court
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court on Monday restrained the publisher and author of the book titled 'Will Power' from publishing any content related to...
